Folding and reclining chair.



F. J. LASKOWSKI.

FOLDING AND REGLINING CHAIR.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 22. 19.13.

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APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 22, 1913.

Patented Oct. 20, 1914.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK J. LASKOWSKI, OF ALLEN'IOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF T0 FREDERICK H. FRIED, OF ALLENTOVVN, PENNSYLVANIA.

FOLDING AND EECLINING- CHAIR.

To all whom it may concern Be it known thatI, F RANK J. LASKOWSKI, a citizen of the United States, residing at Allentown, in the county of Lehigh and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Folding and Reclining Chairs, of which the following is a specification, reference belng had to the accompanying drawings. I

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in chairs, and more particularly to that class of chairs which may be readily folded into a compact form so as to take up a minimum amount of space.

An object of this invention is the provision of a folding chair which may be quickly and easily adjusted to any desired reclining position by the person who is occupying the chair.

Still another object of this invention is the provision of a chair which may be read ily adjusted to a reclining position, the back of the chair and foot rest being adjusted simultaneously so that the foot rest is in position for use, regardless of the angle of inclination of the chair.

WVith these and other objects in view, which will become fully apparent as the description proceeds, my invention consists of certain novel constructions, combinations and arrangements of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the chair in set-up position. Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof in folded position. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of a chair in a reclining position. Fig. 1 is back elevation of the chair. Fig. 5 is a detail view of the rack. Fig. 6 is a detail view of the bolt for holding the back inraised position, and Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the bar which engages with the fastening belt for holding the chair in raised position.

Referring more particularly to the draw ings, the numeral 1 designates a pair of supporting legs which are pivotally connected intermediate of their ends, as at 2, to the medial portions of the supporting legs 3. When the chair is in set-up position, the legs are crossed, and pivotally connected to the upper ends of the legs 1, as at 3, are standards 4 which are beveled at their lower ends, as at 5, and rest on the legs 8 near the lower ends thereof. Links 6 are pivotally Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 22, 1813.

Patented Oct. 20, 1914. Serial No. 791,175.

connected at their opposite ends to the legs 3 and the standards 1 to limit the outward movement of the standards on the legs, and thereby limit the relative spreading movement of the legs 1 and 3, as clearly disclosed in Figs. 1 and 3 of the drawings. The arm rests 7 have secured to their lower face, at the outer ends thereof, rack members 8, in which are formed longitudinal slots 9, the rack members being provided with inwardly extending teeth 11. Secured to the upper ends of the standards are plates 12, the plates being offset as at 13 to form a space between the plates and the standards 1, in which the rack members 8 are slidably disposed. Pins 1 1 are arranged in alined openings in the upper ends of the standards and the plates 12, the pins slidably engaging in the slots 9 in the members 8 and adapted to engage the teeth 11 thereof to maintain the arm rests 7 in adjusted position. Upri hts 15, forming the back frame of the chair, are pivotally connected intermediate of their ends to the rear ends of the arm rests 7, the uprights bein connected at their upper extremities by a suitable cross bar 16. Pivotally connected to the vertical members 15 near the lower ends thereof, by rods 17, are the substantially horizontal side 1nembers 18 of the chair frame, the members 18 being pivotally connected near their forward ends to the pivot rods 8 which connect the upper ends of the legs 1 to the standards 4. The rods 17 are formed on one end with spaced heads 19, and the heads are adapted to rest on the upper face of the legs 3 and support the chair frame thereon, and also form the pivotal point of the chair when the chair is adjusted to different angles of inclination. The opposite end of the rods 17 extend through openings in the member 15 and the member 18, and a washer or plate 17 is slidably disposed on each rod to bear against the inner faces of the members 18. The washers are held in position on the rods by the cotter pins 17 which are dis posed through suitable openings formed in the rods.

Secured to the upper faces of the legs 3 at the upper ends thereof, are bars. '20 which are curved, as at 21, near their upper ends to form loops 22, the loops being adapted to engage between the spaced heads of the bolts to hold the vertical members 15 in position. It will be seen in Fig. 7, of the drawings, 

